melted glass

Colored paint, first whirled on the paper, then digitally whirled. Reminds me of marbles and blown glass.

W/c in the journal, with graphite to gray out the paper.





Monochrome disks, whirled in 2 steps.

Derwent aquatone sticks, water added.

serendipitous blending

I paint ahead on blank journal pages, then delight in the unexpected turn to a burst of color as the writing crawls across the lines.

I didn't expect the bookmark ribbon to match this painting so closely.

W/c in teNeues journal.

aiming for whirled peas

Clearly world peace is beyond us, but perhaps we can create peaceful moments in tiny spaces.

Thich Nhat Hanh teaches how to find peace (realize it, in several senses of the word) in each breath--through focused awareness on the physical sensation of breath flowing in, breath flowing out. There is total peace in that mindspace.

Now do it again . . . and again . . . and again . . .

time to post

Always doodling in the journal, rarely scanning and posting. Time to get back to it!

W/c in a teNeues journal--nice for painting, but it has lines, unfortunately.

Back in Sept.

That's when posting starts here again.

Meanwhile, this is a poster in a restaurant bathroom in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Love the orange!

reading, not drawing

Just to say that I finished Deathly Hallows, excellent read! The new job is going well, and I'm gardening and walking in non-family time.

I doodle in my journal, but you've seen enough drawings of my feet and left hand. I intend for postable drawing to occur any day now!

Crocs at Harry Potter 5

This is a triumph of drawing over a little girl's fidgety feet, while waiting for the movie to start. Color added at home.

The paper is a Xonex Ru journal with wonderful paper! I found these via www.notebookism.com
and though it's small, the paper is super for quick drawings with water.

(The movie was great!)

yellow disk in alien climes

Just doodling.

Blue ballpoint and w/c on Canson drawing paper, plus a digital enhancement of hues.

creamy smooth paper

I'm now into a journal volume with paper that takes water! What a difference!

So I drew what was in front of me, the gel that's calming down an itchy spot. Ah, relief in both ways! I'll never use one of those paper-towel journals again!

Fountain pen with Noodler's ink.

lumpy cat back

This is one of the standard cat postures I see around here. The 3 lumps that stack up to form Fen.

W/c on hemp paper.

three ears

Human ears are so much more interesting to draw than cats' ears.

And so varied! Pen and w/c on hemp paper.

finished

Ribbon knit on 14 stitches across, size 15 needles.

I love the colors! The piece is a bit heavy for its length, about 65 inches. A fun piece and one less skein in the stash.

new shoes

I love Merrill shoes and don't like flip-flops for the flapping sound and how they fall off so easily.

But yesterday at the shoe warehouse store I discovered Merrill's version of flip flops! Lots of stretchy fabric added to the standard straps. They don't make noise and they stay on!

Now my left second toe just has to get toughened up to the strappy invader. My right foot is fine with it.

Ballpoint and pastels on this journal paper that really blocks my creative choices!

knitting ribbon

Sorry for the bad scan, instead of an actual photo. I'm digging out closets and have no patience for photography and uploading.

Found this ribbon and am playing with a drop stitch. May be a scarf. May be a wall hanging.